Murad takes notice of skyrocketing price of tomatoes

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday took serious note of sky-rocketing prices of tomatoes, onions and others vegetables and directed agriculture department to intervene by reducing the role of middlemen and control the prices.

In a statement, the chief minister expressed concern that the price of tomatoes has reached to Rs250 per kg and is beyond the approach of poor people.

“I feel it is an artificial price hike created by hoarders,” he said.

CM Sindh directed Minister for Agriculture Sohail Anwar Siyal to personally inquire into the matter and intervene in the vegetable market to reduce role of middlemen who have played havoc with the prices and are minting money.